St Germain

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The chancel of the church was built in the 14th century onto
an existing 13th century nave.

The nave was rebuilt in brick in 1680, and the chancel was
replaced in 1840. A west gallery was erected in the nave
in 1770, but was removed again in 1931-32, at which time
repairs to the roof and the south wall were being carried
out.

Above is a reproduction of an 1862 sketch of
the interior of St Germain's church, looking west. It is
taken from a drawing by Alice Mary Oliver (Mrs H Collingwood).

It shows the west gallery in position, what
appears to be a two- (possibly three-) decker pulpit, and
box-pews of differing heights. At the front of the
gallery are three singers with one book of music. Two adults,
possibly a woman and a man, are sharing the book which she
holds, whilst the third, a
boy, stands slightly apart from them, looking down into the
nave. Behind are probably three rows of benches with
what appear to be (charity?) children, with a male figure with
upheld right arm in which is a switch or cane.